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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2004
 

PM to announce Rs 3,000-cr package in mid-November
High level meet finalises Patil's visit to J&K

Excelsior Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, Nov 2: Ahead of Prime Minister Dr Manhoman Singh’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir in mid-November, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil is visiting the border State on November 6 to understand the ground situation and get himself acquainted with the problems of the common masses and armed forces besides assessing the present law and order situation there..........more

Fashion in the Fields contestants prepare judging shortly before the running of the Melbourne Cup horse race, in Melbourne on Tuesday.(UNI)
Fashion in the Fields contestants prepare judging shortly before the running of the Melbourne Cup horse race, in Melbourne on Tuesday.(UNI)

LeT ultra surrenders
Infiltration bid foiled; Pak terrorist gunned down

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 2: Army troops foiled an infiltration bid by a group of Pakistani terrorists along the Line of Control in Mendhar area of the Poonch district in the wee hours of today and gunned down an intruder...............more

Two years in power
Separatists lambast Mufti on SoG, Women's Bill

From Aijaz Hussain

SRINAGAR, Nov 2: From healing touch doctrine to its disbanding of Special Operations Group (SOG), Mufti Mohammed Sayeed-led coalition Government has severely been criticised by separatist groups on the completion of its two years in power. Jammu Kashmir Libration Front (JKLF) has termed the two years of Mufti Government as "worst form of political joke and treachery" with hapless people of Jammu and Kashmir. On the other hand, Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s Hurriyat Conference choose to lament the coalition Government on its "hollow promises" of disbanding the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Police..........more

Release of 55 detenues ordered
Mufti welcomes Musharraf's proposal

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 2: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s new proposal for resolution of Kashmir issue is a welcome change from Islamabad’s earlier stand, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said.......more

‘Back Channel’ diplomacy to be re-activated

ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The "back-channel" diplomacy is about to re-activate as President Pervez Musharraf’s close aide Tariq Aziz and India’s National Security Advisor J N Dixit are expected to meet again before the upcoming meeting between Indian and Pakistani Prime Ministers in New Delhi.................more

NC grills Coalition Govt for failure on all fronts

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 2: Senior National Conference leaders today said the two year rule of PDP-led coalition Government has totally failed to fulfill the promises and commitments made in Common Minimum Programme (CMP), when they took over the reins of the Government..........more

Hurriyat ‘rivalry’ at Pak HC Iftar Party

NEW DELHI, Nov 2 : The Iftar party thrown by Pakistan High Commission here today brought to fore the cold war between rival Hurriyat Conference factions from Jammu and Kashmir with leaders of one group avoiding eye contact with those of the other... ..........more

IAF chopper makes highest landing in Ladakh

NEW DELHI, Nov 2 : An Indian Air Force Cheetal helicopter today made the world’s highest landing at a density altitude of 7621 meters on Sasser Kangri Massif in Eastern Ladakh setting a new world record.............more

Buta, Pratibha appointed Governors

NEW DELHI, Nov 2 : Former union ministers Buta Singh and Pratibha Patil were today appointed as Governors.............more

BSF Comdt in soup for fake encounter in J&K

JAISALMER, Nov 2 : A Court of Enquiry has been ordered against a Border Security Force (BSF) Officer after he was prima facie found guilty of staging a "fake encounter" near Charar-e-Sharief in Kashmir last year, official sources said today...............more
MiG 21 crashes, pilot safe.......

Panch killed in Kangan.......

Bedlam in Orissa Assembly; Patnaik hurt......



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